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| Global wine production increased this year, but remained below average |
| Paris, 16.11.2025 |
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| Global wine production has risen slightly this year after falling to its lowest level since 1961 last year due to climate change. But despite the increase, wine production remained below average for the third year in a row as vineyards faced extreme and erratic weather, the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) said. TASR reports this based on reports by AFP and Reuters.
According to the OIV's first estimates, based on preliminary data from 29 countries representing 85% of world production, this year's global wine production will reach 232 million hectoliters. That is 3% more than in 2024, when the industry's worst annual production was recorded since 1961. Despite the increase, this year's expected production is still 7% below the five-year average.
“If you look at the causes of lower production over the past three years, the biggest contributor has been climate change, which we have seen in both hemispheres,” said OIV Director John Barker. “Some regions have experienced heat and drought and then torrential rains or unexpected frosts. The fact that we are seeing these phenomena for the third year in a row is quite striking,” he added.
Europe saw production rise by 2% in 2025 to 140 million hectolitres, below its multi-year average. However, France recorded its smallest harvest since 1957 and Spain’s output fell to a 30-year low, while Italy regained its position as the world’s largest wine producer thanks to favourable weather conditions, with an 8% increase.
The United States, the world’s fourth-largest wine producer, is expected to produce 21.7 million hectoliters of wine, up 3 percent from 2024 but well below historical highs and 9 percent below the five-year average.
Southern Hemisphere production rose 7 percent this year after three years of decline, led by South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, which offset a 10 percent decline in Chile. But southern hemisphere production is still 5 percent below average, the OIV said.
Limited growth in global wine production should help stabilize stocks at a time of weak demand in developed markets, falling consumption in China and ongoing uncertainty in global trade, Barker said. “Low production can be very challenging for individual producers and regions, but from a macroeconomic perspective it is a positive because it really ensures that production and consumption are more or less in line,” he said.
Global wine consumption has been falling steadily in recent years, reaching its lowest level in more than 60 years last year at 214.2 million hectoliters, according to OIV data.
The OIV will update its estimates later this year.odkaz na stránku |
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